Umbrella-frame.



PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905.

D. H. RUTH.

UMBRELLA FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27, 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID H. RUTH, OF STERLING, ILLINOIS.

UMBRELLA-FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,160, dated June 27, 1905.

Application filed June Z7, 1904. Serial No. 214,258.

To all who? it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID H. RUTH. a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Sterling, in the county of \Vhiteside and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrella-Frames; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has reference to frames for umbrellas and similar devices, my chief aim being to provide a simple and durable frame which will enable the umbrella to be folded into a compact space for packing in a trunk or other receptacle and at the same time permit of its being closed in the usual way.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows the stick and one section of the frame in elevation. Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged details showing the rib-joint in side and top views. Fig. 4 is a view of one section of the frame partly folded. Fig. 5 illustrates the frame-section completely folded. Fig. 6 illustrates the frame-section closed in the usual manner. Fig. 7 is a transverse section in the lineT 7 of Fig. 1.

Similar ordinals refer to similar parts throughout the several tigu res.

l is the usual umbrella-stick having a lower tubular section 2, into which the upper part is adapted to telescope. l V hen extended, the stick 1 is secured in place by means of a spring-catch 3, seated therein, engaging an opening 4 in the section Q, such stick being held within said tubular section when inserted its full length therein by means of a similar opening 5, likewise engaged by the catch 3.

6 is the inner section of one of the ribs, pivotally attached to the stick 1 in the usual way, and 7 is an outer section of such rib, pivotally secured to the inner section, so as to fold upwardly and lie adjacent thereto.

A runnerS is mounted on the tubular section 2 so as to be capable of longitudinal movement thereon, such runner being adaptrunner 8 is a stretcher 13, having its outer end attached to one side of a scroll-like projection let on the upper end of the outer section of the rib. The upper side of the section 7 at the point of junction with the part 6 is provided with a trough or channel 15, which construction permits the folding of such parts and also produces a joint which is less liable to bend laterally. The stretchers are preferably formed of spring metal in order that they may at all times exert a pressure against the joint of the rib to prevent the accidental folding thereof.

My device is designed to be covered with cloth in the usual manner.

The operation of my invention is apparent from the several illustrations. To fold the umbrella into a shorter space, the stick 1 is introduced into the tubular section 2, the sections '7 being at the same time turned upwardly to fold against the parts 6. As the stick continues to collapse the sections of the ribs and the stretcher-s l3 accommodate themselves to one another until they are folded into a compact space about the section 2, as shown in Fig. 5. The covering of the umbrella is doubled near the joints of the ribs and folded between the parts thereof. \Vhen it is desired to close the umbrella in the ordinary way, the runner 8 is slipped downwardly upon the tubular section 2, the stick 1 being extended, and the stretchers and ribs close against the lower section of the stick in the usual way. (See Fig. 6.) The shape of the projection 1% is such that the application of force to the end thereof in any direction except downwardly tends to maintain the two sections of the rib in a straight line.

What 1 claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States,

1. In-a-framefon umbrellas, in combination with a stick comprising a lower section formed with a pair of spaced-apart openings, and an upper section telescoping in said lower section, a spring-catch carried by the upper section and being adapted to alternately project through the openings of said lower section, a runner slidably mounted on the said lower section and being formed with an internal groove for reception of the projecting portion of said spring-catch when the runner-passes thereover, said runner also being formedv withan opening, spaced-apart spring-catches on I said lower. section for alternate engagement with-theopening of said runner,.r.1bs connected? to. the sald' upper SECLIOH and comprising bent toward the pivot-point of said sections and apertured at a point opposite thereto.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 3 presence of twowitnesses.

DAVID H. RUTH. Witnesses 

